Posts by Aidan Crowley
Plans For Major Meath Street Redevelopment Get Green Light
Plans For Major Meath Street Redevelopment Get Green Light
By: Aidan Crowley:
Comprehensive plans for a major redevelopment of Meath Street in the historic Liberties area of Dublin, have finally been approved by Dublin City Council (DCC).The plans, part of the Meath Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme,...
Saints Pop-Up Museum Reveals Treasure Trove Of Club Memorabilia
Saints Pop-Up Museum Reveals Treasure Trove Of Club Memorabilia
By: Aidan Crowley:
It’s a scorching hot Saturday afternoon, during the recent hot spell, on Emmet Road, Inchicore. The sounds that normally accompany Friday night matchdays, such as the buzz of conversation and the clang of the turnstiles,...
Council-Funded Football Pitch In Basin Lane Closed To Local Sports Clubs
Council-Funded Football Pitch In The Liberties Closed To Local Sports Clubs:
By: Aidan Crowley:
A full-sized astro-turf football pitch, owned by CBS James’s Street and constructed mainly with money from Dublin City Council (DCC), is currently out-of-bounds to local sports clubs. The pitch is secluded...
Inchicore And Bluebell Residents Protest Against Bus Route Changes
Inchicore And Bluebell Residents Protest Against Bus Route Changes:
By: Aidan Crowley:
Residents of Inchicore and Bluebell are holding a series of protests against plans to replace three bus routes in the area, namely, the numbers 13, 68 and 69.
Under the BusConnects Dublin area network redesign scheme,...
Plans For Bluebell Housing Development To Proceed With Consultation
Plans For Major Bluebell Housing Development To Proceed With Public Consultation:
By: Aidan Crowley:
Comprehensive plans for a major new housing development in Bluebell, adjacent to the 5th lock on the Grand Canal, are to go out to public consultation soon, according to a recent meeting of Dublin City...
Emmet Road Redevelopment Project Timeline Unveiled By DCC
Emmet Road Redevelopment Project Timeline Unveiled By DCC
By: Aidan Crowley:
Dublin City Council (DCC) has unveiled the timeline for the construction of five hundred and seventy-eight social and cost-rental apartments on the site of the old St. Michael’s Estate, at Emmet Road, Inchicore. In a recent...
Iveagh Trust Gets Green Light For Dolphin’s Barn Development
Iveagh Trust Gets Green Light For Dolphin’s Barn Development
By: Aidan Crowley:
Housing charity, The Iveagh Trust, has received planning permission from Dublin City Council (DCC) to build a new complex of apartments on the South Circular Road at Dolphin’s Barn.
The Iveagh Trust, which is an historical...
St. Patrick’s Athletic: Review Of The Season (2024)
St. Patrick’s Athletic: Review Of The Season (2024):
By: Aidan Crowley:
The 2024 League of Ireland (LOI) season proved to be one of mixed fortunes for Inchicore-based St. Patrick’s Athletic. The Richmond Park club finished third in the league table, without any silverware in their cabinet. However,...
Diverse Group Of Candidates Seeking Dail Places In General Election
Diverse Group Of Candidates Seeking Dail Places In General Election
With the General Election taking place this Friday (29th November), a diverse group of candidates will be standing for election to the 34th Dail in the Dublin South-Central constituency. With this in mind, the Fountain Resource Group...
Plans For New Drimnagh And Crumlin Public Library Unveiled By DCC
Plans For New Drimnagh And Crumlin Public Library Unveiled By DCC
By: Aidan Crowley:
Plans for a new state-of-the-art public library, which will serve the Drimnagh and Crumlin catchment areas of Dublin 12, have recently been unveiled by Dublin City Council (DCC).
The complex, which will measure 841...
Long-Running Saga Of Renovating Inchicore Library Nears Endgame
Long-Running Saga Of Renovating Inchicore Public Library Nears Endgame
By: Aidan Crowley:
The long-running saga of the proposed renovation of Inchicore Public Library Heritage Building on Emmet Road. looks to be finally heading for a conclusion. The distinctive old art deco building, which opened as...
Saints Glorious European Adventure Continues Apace
Saints Glorious European Adventure Continues Apace
For only the third time in their illustrious history, St. Patrick’s Athletic have made it into the Play-Off Round of a major European football competition. Today (Thursday 22nd August), they face top Turkish side, Istanbul Basaksehir FK, in the Play-Off...
Major Grand Canal Harbour Development Nears Completion
Major Grand Canal Harbour Development Nears Completion:
Aidan Crowley brings us up to date with the large scale development at Grand Canal Harbour
The expansive, state-of-the-art, development at Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal
Place, off James’s Street, which offers a dynamic new living experience...
Paris Olympics 2024 Preview – Team Ireland’s Medal Prospects
Paris Olympics 2024 Preview – Team Ireland’s Medal Prospects:
By: Aidan Crowley:
One hundred years on from their first Olympic Games appearance in Paris, back in 1924, Team Ireland have sent a record sized squad to the Paris Olympics 2024 which opens today (Friday 26th July).
Today’s opening ceremony...
Upgrade Of Major Road Junction In Drimnagh To Proceed
Upgrade Of Major Road Junction In Drimnagh To Proceed:
By: Aidan Crowley:
Dublin City Council (DCC), with the support of the National Transport Authority (NTA), has recently issued a proposal to upgrade the junction of Suir Road, Davitt Road, Dolphin Road and Slievenamon Road, where they intersect at...
UEFA European Football Championship 2024 Preview
UEFA European Football Championship 2024 Preview
By: Aidan Crowley:
With Euro 2024 kicking-off today (Friday 14th June), the anticipation is mounting as Germany, who are three-time champions, gear up to host the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship. As UEFA’s flagship international tournament,...
